Emily Dickinson Lexicon

abroad, adv. [OE on + brede; see broad, adv.] (webplay: air, beyond, bounds, home, house, out of, tree, walk, walls, widely).

1. Broadly; widely; extensively; over a broad or wide surface.
2. In dispersion.
3. Out of doors; out in the open air; out of one's house or abode.
4. In far places; in foreign lands; out of this country; away from this geographic location.